Michael Loewe is an Emeritus Fellow of Clare Hall. From 1963 to 1990, he was University Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the University of Cambridge. He has served as Visiting Professor at Harvard University and The University of Chicago.
q>Only a master of the history of the early empires in China
such as Michael Loewe could have spun this story tracing the
gradual rise of a sympathetic character from plow boy to the
official ranks at the Han court. Teachers will surely want to
assign it to their students, as it perfectly illustrates key points
that Loewe has made in more academic publications, for example, his
Everyday Life in Early Imperial China during the Han Period 202
BC-AD 220. Comparative historians will find a wealth of information
in it, including helpful notes suggesting further readings. Bing is
as good as it gets in historical fiction. --Michael Nylan,
University of California, Berkeley
Fascinating account of Han society and social morality. Enjoyable
to read. Great supplement for courses on traditional China. --Sue
Fawn Chung, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
This book is wonderful. Only someone with Loewe's deep and broad
knowledge could provide such a work of historical fiction that
gives life to the gleanings of historical research that are too
scattered and incomplete for the less skilled to harvest. Add to
this the interesting story and this makes for an effective, useful
supplementary reading for courses on Chinese history. --Steven
Davidson, Southwestern University
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